Vialone Nano Rice

Vialone Nano rice is an Italian medium-grain white rice with short, slightly rounded, pearly grains. It absorbs liquid readily and releases starch, yielding a creamy texture with distinct, plump kernels; it excels in risotti, brothy soups, and rice croquettes such as arancini, and is sold as polished white grains.\n\nDeveloped and protected in the Veneto around Verona (IGP Riso Nano Vialone Veronese), it became a staple of northern Italian cooking. Grown in flooded paddies and milled to a polished white kernel, it spread through Italian markets and specialty grocers worldwide.